Without My Wife - Day 1

Angela got on a plane last night for Zambia via London. It was a tough parting (way tougher than I thought it would be for me). I was emotional all night, but I stemmed it a bit by going to the nearest movie theater, grabbing popcorn, soda and Reces Pieces and seeing the remake of The Hitcher. The movie helped to take my mid off my missing wife a little, but after the movie I needed to shop a little to help my demeanor so I went straight to Best Buy to get a new XBOX 360 game (Blazing Angels).



The drive home was tough (too much time to think about how long I will be wife-less), but it was quick (the movie also helped me miss traffic). I listened to "Enter the Worship Circle" but that wasn't helpful, so I turned on my Zune and listened to a "Newsradio" episode.

At home it was a lot worse. A home is a very lonely place without a wife (she'd only been gone for less than 3 hours at this point). I watched TV and played a little XBOX, but didn't go to bed until late. Then I tried to read, but it only made me think a bunch more about the empty pillow next to me. So I put in the first part of Angela's favorite movie trilogy, Lord of the Rings. This didn't put me out as soon as I thought. I actually got almost all the way through the first disc of Fellowship before falling asleep, but then the movie ended and the silence woke me. But after putting in the second disc I fell right back to sleep. About 3 hours later Angela called at 7am from London.

It was so good to hear her voice and know that she was ok and everything. We didn't get to talk for very long, but she told me about her long, sleepless flight and how she was not looking forward to her next 10 hour leg to Lusaka, Zambia. The rest of the morning was uneventful and quick. I went to work and was somewhat busy. The day was way easier than the night, but when I got home from work, it was sad times again. I ordered pizza for dinner (knowing I could order whatever toppings I wanted for once... yay! No mushrooms!).

I had volleyball from 7pm to about 9:30pm and now I am home. Sick from Pizza, playing my new XBOX game and being lonely.

I keep hoping she emails me, but I don't know how often she will be able to. I doubt we will get to talk much more than once a week and that seems unreal to me. I am surviving so far, and the house is still pretty clean. I have a whole day to myself tomorrow though, so we will see how that goes.



Currently Reading - Lisey's Story by Stephen King
Last thing I watched on TV - The Office (Tivo'd from Thursday)
Last music I linsted to - Enter the Worship Circle - not sure which album is was
Last game I played on XBOX 360 - Blazing Angels